This interview is part of the Inside the Mind of the CxO series, which explores a wide range of critical decisions faced by chief executives around the world. In May 2025, two of the most talked-about names in beauty joined forces. The headline-making deal brought together e.l.f. Beauty, the company that began by selling $1…
Parithad Petampai wasn’t sure he’d be ready to take over the CEO role at Muangthai Capital, Thailand’s largest microlender. Parithad’s parents—his father Chuchat Patcharachai and his mother Daonapa Petampai—had founded the company over three decades prior. Last August, Parithad was catapulted into the position of CEO, after a court deemed Chuchat legally incapacitated. “I’ve been…
This free printable budget binder and budget planner can help you save more money and spend less! Get ready to pay off debt and start saving! The 2026 Budget Binder is here! I’ve been getting dozens of emails requesting the 2026 version, and today is the day! I share a budget planner each year in…
[PT’s note: This comprehensive article was contributed by Eric Bowlin from realestateinvesting.org. I first heard Eric on this Bigger Pockets episode. He lives here in Texas with me now and we regularly get together for lunch and talk real estate and business. Here’s Eric….] It’s remarkable to see how real estate investing can create so…
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 GAO Has Found New Ways to Save the Federal Government Billions of Dollars Over the years, GAO’s work has helped save taxpayers billions of dollars by reducing duplication, overlap and fragmentation in programs. Each year, we issue a report that highlights this work. On this episode of the Watchdog Report—we’ll talk…
A charismatic founder with near-obsessive conviction, a business that bleeds money, and a stock price based on a wildly optimistic valuation. In 1997, Jeff Bezos took Amazon public at a price of $18 per share at a $438 million valuation. The online bookseller’s stock would then crater 90% after the dot-com bubble burst, before flourishing…
I used to think the goal was a clean house. It’s not. The goal is a house that runs without you having to think about it. The homes that feel calm aren’t the spotless ones. They’re the ones where everyday tasks already have a place and a process — so nobody’s standing in the kitchen…
Please refer to the SSOI instructions. On This Page General Questions 1. In instances where a line on the SSOI refers to a FOCUS Report Reference Line, do the amounts on the two lines have to be equal? The FOCUS Report references refer to the various FOCUS Reports as follows: “C” if the line is reflected…
This study provides pre-registered, experimental evidence on the use of non-generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots to support students in large-enrollment undergraduate courses. We find the chatbot messaging increased students’ final grades and engagement with academic supports, such as tutoring. Treatment effects were generally consistent across student demographics, with the exception of treated women in a…
Index funds are supposed to keep investing simple. Buy the market, pay a tiny fee, accept the market’s return. But one of the most popular funds in the market has spent the past decade proving that a simple twist on the formula (tracking the Nasdaq’s biggest companies instead of the whole market) can produce dramatically…
